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Jun 11, 2021

A Black Family’s Land Was Taken For A D.C. Park And School. Now The Park Will Bear Their Name

The name of George Pointer, a former slave who helped build the C&O Canal, will be added to Lafayette Park in Chevy Chase, which was built on land taken from his family.

 
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